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Show 1 Mistletoe Brains 'r. Of the most curious illustrations of the I J working of intelligence in plants s of- IflB fered by tho mistletoe, whose sticky berry, flnd- BSH ing lodgment on a tree branch, throws out a tiny rootlet, whic Utries to pierce the bark and thus obtain a foothold. If the bark is too tough, the rootlet swings the berry ovor to a fresh spot. I and makei another trial. In this way such a berry has been known to make firo jumps in two nights nnd three days. On one occasion a num-be: num-be: of them were discovered by a botanist in the act of vainly journeying along a telegraph wire, trying o find places to grow. |